Legal Assistant

FundApps is a SaaS scaleup that helps investment managers monitor and comply with worldwide regulations. We were one of the world's first "RegTechs" and we're shaking up an entire industry. Our clients love what we do (Net Promoter Scores of 45) and this has led to phenomenal and consistent revenue growth.Scottish Equity Partnerscompleted a significant growth equity investment in May 2021 and became minority investors in FundApps. Our first area of focus was to help managers with Shareholding Disclosure, a complex regulatory problem without a decent solution in the market. We were first to licence legal information from aosphere, an affiliate of Allen & Overy, which underpins some of our rule packages. Since that time, our product has become the undisputed market leader for the management of Shareholding Disclosure. We have also added new ground-breaking services - Sensitive Industries and Position Limits - and in 2020, have introduced Rapportr to make reporting simple for our clients. In 2018, we became a Certified B Corporation and in 2019 were recognised as a B Corp 'Best for the World' Honoree - highlighting our commitment to doing good by our people, the environment and the community. We've also won multiple accolades from organisations such as Wired, The Financial Technologist, World Economic Forum and Deloitte. In total we monitor over $14 trillion in assets under management every single day - this represents ca. 15% of global assets - ranging from hedge funds to some of the world’s largest asset managers, and we're just getting started! We're a growing team of smart, friendly people with over 30 nationalities at last count. We have offices in London, New York and Singapore and remote employees spread across the globe. Keep scrolling to learn more! The role
We're looking for a Legal Assistant to joins us on a 3 month contract as temporary resource to effectively implement and rollout a legal and compliance programme, in most parts, from the ground up! This role will help deliver significant business enhancements to the programme by assisting with the creation and implementation of policies, processes and training including contribution to larger scale legal projects. As a Legal Assistant you'll help relieve capacity issues by reducing some of the day to day administrative and low risk but very important matters.
This a great opportunity to be mentored directly by our Legal Counsel, get involved in research and work on cutting edge projects! This would make an ideal role for someone who wants to break into the Legal and Compliance sector, with a keen interest in the Tech industry.

What you'll be working on

• Undertaking a review of legacy supplier and client contracts to identify any contractual risks, key termination or renewal dates and summarising the responsibilities of each party in relation to their obligations, data protection and regulatory requirements. Assessing what, if anything, needs to be addressed or actioned following the review.
• Assisting with the implementation of a data protection framework including completion of transfer risk assessments, reviewing data protection agreements and assessing data processing activities.
• Supporting compliance activities such as drafting certain policies and accompanying training guides.
• Undertaking research tasks on novel subjects (such as Artificial Intelligence) and summarising the research in memo form for the business to review accordingly.
• Supporting the implementation of a contract management system.

What you'll bring to the team

• A Legal background.
• Enthusiasm and willingness to learn.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organisation as you'll often be required to tackle multiple tasks with varying deadlines.
• Strong research skills and the ability to interpret complex topics into a digestible format.
• An eye for detail in order to analyse information or data and decipher accordingly.
• Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion.
• Commercial awareness and the ability to understand the business’ needs.
• A keen interest in building a career in legal and compliance.
• Proficiency in using legal database software and general IT.

Bonus points

• A Tech background and interest.
• Completion of LPC.

£30,000 - £35,000 a year
We don't expect you to tick every box; if you get warm fuzzy feelings about what we're trying to achieve at FundApps, then we want to hear from you! Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 base per annum dependent on skill and experience, pro rata. Check us out on Glassdoor here! "FundApps fully empowered me to take control of my career" - Ioana Andone
Benefits Life at FundApps Matched pension contribution up to 10% Work/life balance 26 weeks leave for all new parents regardless of gender, location or family structure £1,000 learning budget each year and unlimited professional development leave Wellbeing benefits such as private health insurance, a flexible stipend, mental health coaching and a Headspace subscription Peer micro-bonuses through Bonusly 25 days holiday leave + an extra day next year if you use it all + an extra day after 3 & 5 years 5 Years @ FundApps - additional 4 week paid holiday leave during your 5th year as a FundApper ❤️ Unlimited volunteering leave Birthday off Unlimited sick and compassionate leave Peer-led ‘Brown-bag lunch’ learning sessions
We are proud of the diversity of all FundAppers - it makes us strong. You will find flexibility around religious observances, our national flags all around the office, a monthly ‘Laydeez who lunch’ and a Pride celebration with some epic Cher and RuPaul playlists! If you’re looking for a workplace where you can just be yourself, you’re in the right place.
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